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Incident Report – 02/17/1988
1338 N Poplar St, Wilmington, DE 19801

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Summary


On February 17, 1988, Wilmington Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 1338 N Poplar St, Wilmington, DE 19801, an industrial use, manufacturing/processing facility.

The alarm was received at 12:32 PM and personnel arrived at 12:00 AM. The time to arrive was 12 hours, 32 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location


Address 1338 N Poplar St, Wilmington, DE 19801
County New Castle County
State DE
City Wilmington
Zip Code 19801
Mixed Use Industrial use
Property Use Manufacturing, processing
Census Tract 000009
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 12 hours, 32 minutes

Response


Incident Type Structure fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received None

Personnel


Support Personnel 0
EMS Personnel Unknown
Other Personnel Unknown

Fire Department


Name Wilmington Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 22 S Heald St
Wilmington, DE 19801-5428
Phone (302) 576-3950
Website https://wilmingtonde.gov/departments/fire.htm

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata


Incident Key DE_10100_021788_880345_00
State Delaware
Fire Department ID 10100
Incident Date 02/17/1988
Incident Number 880345
Exposure Number 00
NFIRS Version 4.1
Priority Cause Code Suspicious

Legacy Fields


Estimated Dollar Loss 0
Day of Week Wednesday
Time In Service 13:32
Zip Code 19801
Method of Alarm Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found Structure fire
Type Action Taken Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus 0
Complex Industrial plant, manufacturing complex
Fixed Property Use Other Manufacturing; insufficient information available to classify further
Mobile Property type Mobile Property Type not applicable
Area of Fire Origin Wall assembly, concealed wall space
Level of Fire Origin 10 to 19 feet above grade
Equipment Involved in Ignition No equipment involved
Form of Heat of Ignition Form of Heat of Ignition undetermined or not reported
Type of Material Ignited Man-made fabric, fiber, finished goods
Form of Material Ignited Wearing apparel not on a person
Ignition Factor Suspicious, not during civil disturbance
Construction Type Unprotected wood frame not qualifying for 7
Extent of Flame Damage Confined to the object of origin
Extent of Smoke Damage Confined to part of room or area of origin
Detector Performance No detectors present
Sprinkler Performance Performance of Automatic Sprinklers undetermined or not reported
Type of Material Generating Most Smoke Type of Material undetermined or not reported
Avenue of Smoke Travel Most Significant Avenue of Smoke Travel undetermined or not reported
Method of Extinguishment Method of Extinguishment, Control undetermined or not reported
Property Damage Classification No dollar loss
Occupancy Type Single or double occupancy
Occupancy Code MANUFACTURING PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

Fire Report

Ignition


Heat Source Undetermined
Item First Ignited Wearing apparel not on a person
Type of Material Fabric, fiber, cotton, blends, rayon, wool
Cause of Ignition Intentional

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 75

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence None Present

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Type Missile, rocket, space vehicle
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